1. CatheRine Genistein are powerful plant substances chemically similar to the female hormone estrogen. Their presence in soy foods may help to explain why people in countries where soy is a big part of the diet suffer from relatively few menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes. It may also explain why rates of certain hormone-related cancers are much lower in Asia than they are in many parts of the West, including the United States.

2.While CatheRine Genistein  are now available in supplement form, it remains to be determined whether these pills can provide the same health benefits as soy isoflavones consumed as part of the diet. In fact, most research has been done on people who eat soy products rather than take soy supplements. It’s possible that isoflavones are just one of several therapeutic compounds in soy. Still, while it’s ideal to get soy isoflavones from one or two daily servings of soy foods, supplements are now an option for soy-leery eaters.